Person

Wilfrid Brambell

Acting · 1912–1985 · Dublin, Ireland

Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

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  All Creatures Great and Small

  Dinsdale's Brother

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  No Hiding Place

  1959

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  The Adventures of Robin Hood

  Fisherman

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  Maigret

  Jacob

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  The Buccaneers

  Old Man

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  Sunday Night Theatre

  Old Man / Thin Prisoner

• Theatre '70

  Lon Waley

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  The Adventures of William Tell

  Josef

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  The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

  Fisherman

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  Citizen Smith

  Jack

• 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightPorter
• 1983The Terence Davies TrilogyRobert Tucker (old age)
• 1983Death and TransfigurationRobert Tucker
• 1981The Island of AdventureUncle Jocelyn
• 1980High Rise DonkeyBen Foxcroft
• 1978The Adventures of PicassoAlice B. Toklas
• 1978All Creatures Great and SmallDinsdale's Brother
• 1977Citizen SmithJack
• 1973Holiday on the BusesBert Thompson
• 1973Steptoe & Son Ride AgainAlbert Steptoe
• 1972Steptoe & SonAlbert Steptoe
• 1971Catch Me a SpyBeech
• 1970Never Say DieAlbert
• 1970Some Will, Some Won'tHenry Russell
• 1969Carry On Again DoctorMr. Pullen (uncredited)
• 1969Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and AdolescenceMalipieri
• 1968Cry WolfDelivery man
• 1968Cry WoIfDelivery man
• 1968Witchfinder GeneralMaster Loach
• 1968LionheartDignett
• 1966Alice in WonderlandWhite Rabbit
• 1966Where the Bullets FlyTrain Guard
• 1966Mano di vellutoErwin McGowan
• 1965San Ferry AnnGrandad
• 1964The Importance of Being Earnest
• 1964A Hard Day's NightGrandfather
• 1964Go Kart GoJunkman Fred
• 1964Crooks in CloistersPhineas
• 1963The Three Lives of ThomasinaWillie Bannock
• 1963The Small World of Sammy LeeHarry
• 1962In Search of the CastawaysBill Gaye
• 1962The BoysNorman Albert Brewer
• 1962Steptoe and SonAlbert Steptoe
• 1961The Sinister ManLock-Keeper
• 1961What a WhopperPostie
• 1961Flame in the StreetsMr. Palmer senior
• 1961They Met in a CityPop
• 1960MaigretJacob
• 1960Theatre '70Lon Waley
• 1960Urge to KillMr. Forsythe
• 1959No Hiding Place
• 1959Serious ChargeVerger
• 1959Captured
• 1958The LarkinsErnshaw
• 1958The Adventures of William TellJosef
• 1958The Salvage GangTramp
• 1958The Government InspectorThe Postmaster
• 1956The BuccaneersOld Man
• 1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotFisherman
• 1956Armchair TheatreMr. Finch
• 1956Break-In
• 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodFisherman
• 1954Nineteen Eighty-FourOld Man / Thin Prisoner
• 1950Sunday Night TheatreOld Man / Thin Prisoner
• 1948Another ShoreArthur Moore
• 1947Odd Man OutStanding Passenger on Tram (uncredited)